RE: [TruthTalk] Judgment?

[Slade Henson]

How about casting lots? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jeff Powers Sent: Monday, 20 September, 2004 18.19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Judgment? OK, so I'm not aware of a verse (off the top of my head) that acknowledges that gambling occured in biblical times.  However, archeaology has shown that gambling existed.  With that in mind, just when did gambling suddenly just pop up? :) Jeff  ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith H Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 9:34 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Judgment? I've been at a seminar all week where they dealt with sin issues.  Not "gambling" per se but there is a spirit of addictions who takes a lot of ground in these scenarios.  Of course there are also addictions to alcohol, food, shopping, etc. I don't see anything redeeming about gambling at all and recently it appears to have cropped up all over the world.  On Indian reservations they have legal gambling noand many states (including VA) instituted State Lotteries (supposedly to help education and to build hospitals) but the reality is that they are running the State with proceeds from gambling - same in the State of Victoria Australia where they have some shocking fruit with women leaving infants and children in cars while they go inside to lose the grocery money.  I don't want to judge or condemn anyone because what we do is between us and the Lord but IMO gambling has never been a blessing to a community - it's a curse and we would all be better off donating to whatever the need is.   Grace and Peace, Judyt   On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:52:28 -0500 "ShieldsFamily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Terry, Getting rich by robbing the poor is condemned in the Bible.  Most of the folks you see tromping onto the boats are obviously down on their “luck”.  I know people who have ruined their lives with gambling. I also have friends who consider gambling to be an innocent entertainment activity, and they take a certain amount of money and don’t gamble away any more than that, and I don’t mind that they do.  However, I don’t consider it wise stewardship, and I don’t know of any serious Believers who waste their time or money that way.  I don’t like living in a state that gains tax money from casinos that take advantage of the poor and the compulsive gamblers.  It also promotes corruption—where there is big money there is always that danger.  So what’s your viewpoint? Do you think gambling is okay?  I think spending a buck on a lottery ticket or a raffle quilt passes as harmless entertainment; giving you a chance to daydream about winning if nothing else. And far be it from me to rob the old folks of their Bingo fun! But, like so many other grey areas, where do you draw the line? Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 5:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Judgment?   ShieldsFamily wrote:     ShieldsFamily wrote:   Around here, the flood was called “God’s answer to gambling”.  Izzy As near as I can tell Iz, there is nothing about gambling being a sin in the Bible.  Can you point me to a verse that I may have missed? Terry